WWI E87 Belleau Wood: Where the Legend was Forged
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Show Notes
This episode covers the battle that etched the Marine Corps into the history books: Belleau Wood. On June 6, 1918, Marines charged across open wheat fields into German machine guns, taking horrific losses. What followed was nearly a month of brutal, close-quarters fighting through tangled forest and fortified trenches.
We'll walk through the chaos, the hand-to-hand combat, the infamous gas attacks, and the heroic actions of Marines like Dan Daly, Alfred Noble, and Edward Cole. You'll hear how Belleau Wood became a proving ground for the Corps, and how its legend was forged, even if some parts, don't hold up to history.
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